Since our publication schedule is on the light side this week, let’s start the weekend early!
- Danielle Henderson explains to readers of Rookie magazine how to fashion an emergency tampon from toilet paper. As she explains, these TP tampons are meant only for emergencies.
- Effect sizes are small, but research indicates heightened sense of smell during the luteal phase of naturally cycling women (as contrasted with women using hormonal contraception).
- One woman finds the menstrual cup life-changing, after the initial difficulty.
- Lee-Ann Ellison has drawn online criticism for continuing her fitness program throughout her pregnancy, including weightlifting at eight months.
- Popular Science tackles one of those menstrual questions you didn’t know who to ask: Why do I poop more when I have my period?
- Access to Plan B is uneven and generally poor on U.S. reservations.
- Luxury tampons: They’re not for you, average middle-class consumer.
- At re:Cycling and in SMCR meetings, we talk a lot about how important it is to talk about menstruation, especially with girls. Here’s a lovely story from Bangalore about how, exactly, to talk about menstruation with girls.
- Here’s a handy cups vs. tampons infographic, courtesy of Ruby Cup.
